Common use of New Technologies Clause in Contracts

New Technologies. 10.4.1 Rhythms acknowledges Cisco's substantial interest in state-of-the-art technologies that offer improved performance and more efficient and cost-effective ways to meet Cisco's communications and related requirements. Rhythms desires to offer to Cisco such advanced technologies, whether in the form of Service or equipment upgrades or new Services (collectively, "New Technologies") and to keep Cisco apprised of improvements to existing technologies and of the expected and actual availability and implementation of New Technologies by Rhythms and other Carriers. 10.4.2 Rhythms shall offer Cisco opportunities to participate in Beta test programs for New Technologies and services and, where mutually agreeable, shall reasonably cooperate in the testing and deployment of new or enhanced functions, technologies or applications, including those conceived or developed by Cisco and/or third parties working with Cisco. 10.4.3 Rhythms shall inform Cisco of Rhythms's and any Carrier's plans for, or the existence of, any New Technologies offered by Rhythms (or by a third party but available through Rhythms) that Rhythms believes Cisco might wish to consider procuring. Upon Cisco's request, Rhythms shall provide (when available ) the price, performance specifications, installation intervals, and/or effects of any Rhythms New Technologies on Services then being purchased by Cisco under this Agreement.